WRT designed the building to fit 85 one- and two-bedroom units, ranging from 659 square feet to 1,034 square feet, among existing structural components. The wide hospital corridors allow easy access for walkers and wheelchairs and each unit was designed to maximize the options to age in place. Colors used throughout the building help orient residents as they navigate common spaces.
Amenties include a community room, fitness room, common laundry rooms, an on-site maintenance superintendent, security cameras, a card entry system, outdoor patio, and a resident garden. Units are affordable to individuals at a variety of income tiers and ADA units are available to those with mobility challenges.
Preserving this landmark as affordable housing gives it an appropriate and important new function, allowing seniors to remain in this vibrant community.
Working closely with state and national historic authorities ensured the retention of important historic fabric and gave the design and construction team multiple interesting ways to incorporate that fabric into the design of strategic spaces, such as using the original construction drawings as artwork throughout the corridors and incorporating the original safe door as part of the décor in a common lounge.
